The AAU, along with the assistance and the guidance of the Joel Ferrell family, established the Joel Ferrell Memorial Award to recognize the athletic ability and sportsmanship of an athlete representing each official sport at the AAU Olympic Games. In addition to the award presented at the Games, each recipient's name will be engraved on a special plaque at the AAU National Headquarters.

Joel Ferrell, a former aerospace engineer, made numerous contributions to the AAU. He held several positions with the AAU, including the presidency from 1976-78. In December 1998, he passed away in his hometown of Tullahoma, Tennessee.

SPORT (AGE)			RESIDENCE
AEROBIS DANCE							
Danielle E. Wentworth (11)	Kennebunkport, ME

BASEBALL
Bobby Wynns (16)		Gainesville, FL

BASKETBALL-BOYS
John Henderson (18)		Nashville, TN

BASKETBALL-GIRLS
Caity Matter  (16)		Bluffton, OH

BODY BUILDING
Jarrod (Rudolf) Tucker (18) 	Lafayette, LA
Rachael Leo (19)	  	Biddeford, ME

CHEERLEADING
Adam M. Cosgrove (17)		Austin, TX
Darcy A. Colon(16)		Wolcott, CT

FIELD HOCKEY
Lindsey Keller (16)		Benton, PA

GOLF
Luis R. Rivera (17)		Jacksonville, FL
Sarah Knight (14)		Pittsville, MA

GYMNASTICS
Brad Kenna (18)			Barberton, OH
Christy Linder (17)		Fremont, OH
								
IN-LINE HOCKEY
Michael Picone (14)		Johnston, RI
Kyla Sanders (11)		Cape Coral, FL

JUMP ROPE
Kyle Hair  (16)			Bellevue, WA
Erica DeWitt (16)		Bainbridge Island, WA

KARATE
Markis McLean  (8)		Yorktown, VA
Elizabeth Irish (17)		Dover, NJ

MULTI-EVENTS
Steven Ortiz (18)		Portland, TX
Nicole Kelly (17)		Williamsburg, VA

POWERLIFTING
Chad Draper (19)		Yorktown, VA
Shannon Pole-Summers (13)	Easley, SC

SOCCER
John Atkinson (16)		Lafayette, LA
Amanda Weller (16)		VA Beach, VA

SWIMMING
Chris O'linger	(10)		Tampa, FL
Caroline Hammond (13) 		Williamsburg, VA
Emile Ewing (10)		Madisonville, KY

TABLE TENNIS
Han Xiao (11)			North Potomac, MD
Kyna Fong (15)			Walnut Creek, CA

TAEKWONDO
Joey Hasan (18)			Latham, NY
Paula Dewart (12)		San Francisco, CA

TENNIS
Francisco Portilla (14)		San Juan, PR

TRACK & FIELD
Jason Ward (17)			Paducah, KY
Ychlindria Spears (14)		Luling, TX

TRAMPOLINE & TUMBLING
David Oatman (20)		Green Valley, IL
Melissa Workman (16)		Bidwell, OH

WEIGHTLIFTING
Jason Gump (17)			Metz, WV
Bonie Looper (19)		Atlanta, GA

WRESTLING
Damion Hahn (18)		Lakewood, NJ